Tribunal decisions

The decision

Upper Tribunal
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: PA/07260/2017

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

Heard at Field House
Decision & Reasons Promulgated
On 30 November 2017
On 16 January 2018

Before

THE HONOURABLE LORD MATTHEWS
SITTING AS AN UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE
DEPUTY UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE MCCLURE

Between

JLN
(ANONYMITY DIRECTION MADE)
Appellant
and

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Respondent

Representation:
For the Appellant: Mr J Collins (Counsel) instructed by Kilic & Kilic Solicitors
For the Respondent: Mr P Duffy, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer

DECISION AND REASONS

1. This is an appeal by JLN against a determination of Judge M A Khan in the First-tier Tribunal. His determination was promulgated on 10 October 2017.
2. The appellant had applied for leave to remain after various applications on the basis of family and private life under Article 8 of the Convention and was granted this leave on 19 July 2013 until 19 January 2016. Unfortunately on 5 November 2014 at Birmingham Crown Court he was convicted of conspiracy to supply a controlled drug for which he received a sentence of three years and eight months for a drug trafficking offence and a deportation order was made against him in May 2015. He also made an asylum and protection claim which were also refused. He appealed against this decision and that appeal gave rise to the determination to which we have just referred.
3. The appeal was refused on all grounds and permission was granted to appeal against that, principally on the basis that the Judge applied an incorrect version of the Immigration Rules, an older version, and he did not consider section 117C of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. Neither did he make a full and proper assessment of the best interests of the appellant's children. Before us today Mr Collins and Mr Duffy agreed that that ground of appeal is made out and we have no difficulty in upholding that that is the case.
4. The determination is flawed in relation to the article 8 claim. There is no flaw in the determination in relation to the asylum or protection claim but as far as the article 8 claim is concerned, there having been really no proper determination of the best interests of the children or the Article 8 claim generally, in terms of the proper rules, it seems to us that the best resort is to remit the matter to the First-tier Tribunal for a proper assessment.
Notice of Decision

The decision will stand in relation to the protection and asylum claim but the article 8 claim is unsustainable, and will be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal for a proper assessment applying the correct rules and statutory provisions.
Direction Regarding Anonymity - Rule 14 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008

Unless and until a Tribunal or court directs otherwise, the appellant is granted anonymity. No report of these proceedings shall directly or indirectly identify him or any member of their family. This direction applies both to the appellant and to the respondent. Failure to comply with this direction could lead to contempt of court proceedings.

Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge McClure Dated 15th January 2018

& LORD MATTHEWS
Sitting as an Upper Tribunal Judge
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber)